Netgate Discussion Forum
    • Categories
    • Recent
    • Tags
    • Popular
    • Users
    • Search
    • Register
    • Login

    pfsense is not detecting my wireless card

    Scheduled Pinned Locked Moved Problems Installing or Upgrading pfSense Software
    3 Posts 3 Posters 585 Views
    Loading More Posts
    • Oldest to Newest
    • Newest to Oldest
    • Most Votes
    Reply
    • Reply as topic
    Log in to reply
    This topic has been deleted. Only users with topic management privileges can see it.
    • O
      oof
      last edited by oof

      hello, i am having trouble seeing my wireless card in pfsense, i’m pretty sure it’s supported (I have the Intel® Dual Band Wireless AC 3160) , it will not show up anywhere, everywhere i have been in the OS shows no sign of it. i’m on the latest version, please help me as i do not really know what i’m doing but learning as i go on.

      1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
      • NogBadTheBadN
        NogBadTheBad
        last edited by NogBadTheBad

        Check the freebsd pages to see if it’s supported by the underlying OS, I highly doubt it’s supported as freebsd doesn’t support 802.11ac.

        IMO you’d be better off buying an access point.

        Andy

        1 x Netgate SG-4860 - 3 x Linksys LGS308P - 1 x Aruba InstantOn AP22

        1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
        • stephenw10S
          stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
          last edited by

          That card should be supported to some extent by the iwm(4) driver. But it won't work in AC mode and it won't work in hostap mode so you cannot use it as an access point.

          Steve

          1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
          • First post
            Last post
          Copyright 2025 Rubicon Communications LLC (Netgate). All rights reserved.